prefer (verb) - like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
choose , prefer , opt (verb) - select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
prefer , favor , favour (verb) - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
prefer (verb) - give preference to one creditor over another
preferable , preferred (adjective) - more desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
favored , favorite(a) , favourite(a) , best-loved , pet , preferred , preferent (adjective) - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"